What are the most difficult words in the selection of the "excerpt from the kaffir boy" and "what is a liberal education"?

Excerpt from the kaffir boy is an autobiography and it uses many difficult words to relate imagery and get into details. Some of the more difficult words used in this book are: embalm, patriarch, notoriety, austere and credence.

Liberal education is an approach to learning which allows the student to prepare for the wider world. Study includes general study of broader subjects and in depth study of a subject of interest.

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i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and walked in with his head held high.

1. he leaned on the wall and observed me carefully.

2. his harsh scrutiny made me self-conscious of my skills in the lab.

3. perhaps it was just me, but the air in the laboratory began to thicken as i found myself having difficulty to breathe.

4. i turned to look at him fully as i mentally prepared myself for what my very first words would be to thomas edison.

5. the next couple of seconds shocked me. it wasn't me who spoke, but rather him and with diction i could never think of using in a simple sentence.

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hey, sorry if this was bad, i really didn't know what to write but i wanted to you. is there anything that you had to include within the excerpt?